Researchers identify foods that cause 90% of food allergies – News-Medical.Net

The United States Department of Agriculture identifies a group of “big eight” foods that causes 90% of food allergies. Among these foods are wheat and peanuts.
Sachin Rustgi, a member of the Crop Science Society of America, studies how we can use breeding to develop less allergenic varieties of these foods. Rustgi recently presented his research at the virtual 2020 ASA-CSSA-SSSA Annual Meeting.
Allergic reactions caused by wheat and peanuts can be prevented by avoiding these foods, of course. “While…

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